Do you guys seriously feel like you need all that tensile strength of those big ropes to be safe?
Looking at some math.... lets say figure 8 knots reduce strength 20% (they don't, but lets fudge on the safe side.) If memory serves me correctly working load limit of a line is 10% of it's tensile strength.
I went with 5.5 mm dyneema climbing accessory cord- BlueWater Titan cord. It's tensile is 3100 lbs.
3100 lbs, tie figure 8 knots in it- that's minus 20% tensile strength so that puts our actual tensile to 2480 lbs. 10% of that tensile is safe work load which is of course 248 lbs. I call it good to go!
Sure.... a fall can build tremendous kinetic energy. But in reality how much fall can a saddle hunter that is set up correctly generate? 18" ?? thats a small force multiplier. And YES I want to have good fall protection figured into my life support. But in 10 years of saddle hunting I have never fallen that 18", not once.
Thoughts?